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The purpose of this technical report is to provide an analysis of the available information on N,N -diethyl-2-[[4-(1-methylethoxy)phenyl]methyl]-5-nitro-1 H -benzimidazole-1-ethanamine (commonly known as isotonitazene), an opioid analgesic that has recently emerged on...

This report is a rapid and preliminary analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on selected online markets. Three relatively large darknet markets were reviewed for the purposes of this study, selected because...

Isotonitazene is a synthetic opioid analgesic monitored by the EMCDDA as a new psychoactive substance through the European Union Early Warning System since 2019. Based on potential public health risks, an initial...

These guidelines provide the rationale, steps, procedures, roles, and responsibilities for the operation of the EU Early Warning System. They reflect the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 (as amended) and Council...

The EU Drug Markets Report 2019 is the third comprehensive overview of illicit drug markets in the European Union by the EMCDDA and Europol. A more recent version of this publication is...

This short publication presents the main highlights from the EU Drug Markets Report 2019, targeting policy and practice.

The profile presents the structure, objectives and working methods of the Serbian national early warning system. It describes functions of the institutions participating in the early warning system and mentions data collection...

The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well as drug policy and responses. Together with...

This page describes the work and main outputs of the EU Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances. It includes a description of how the system work, an historical timeline of legislation...

This publication presents the data and findings of the risk assessment on 2-methoxy-N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]acetamide (methoxyacetylfentanyl), carried out by the extended Scientific Committee of the EMCDDA on 21 March 2018. On the basis of...